political animal

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person driven by political motives.

词形变化

political animals plural

词源

Calque of Ancient Greek πολιτικὸν ζῷον (politikòn zōîon), originally a concept taken from Aristotle at various places (History of Animals, Politics), though later as character type – possibly inherited in political families – introduced into everyday politics without philosophical background.
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